Envelop-machine.



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G. W. SWIFT, Jn. ENVELOP MACHINE. APPLIOATION HLED mn. 17. 1 905.`

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PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

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GEORGE W.- SWIFT, Jn., or BOEDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY,

ENVELO P-MACHINE Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented 'July 2, 1907.

Application sied Muth 11,1905, senti No. 250,513.

*To all whom it'may concern:

Beit knoWnthatI, GEoRGEW: SWIFT, Ir., of Bordentown, in the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements -in Envelop-Machines, whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v

My improvements relate to machines for making envelops, comprising mechanism for trimming, printing,

' pasting, and severing blanks from a continuous web of paper, and mechanism for folding said blanks.

It is an object of my inventionI to provide amachine into which a web of paper is continuously progressed, its longitudinal edges trimmed, an imprint made on said web during its continuous movement, paste deposited in selected regions on Lit, and blanks severed therefrom and foldedto form envelops.

The form of my invention hereinafter described comprises web eeding rollers, mechanism for turning over the edge of the paper web, edge trimming rollers, printing mechanism, pasting rollers arranged .to deposit ting and severing rollers, a rotaryknife arranged to trim the blanks transversely, rollers arranged to deposit paste on the flap 'of the envelop after it is formed, and, means arranged tocOnveytheiinished envelop from themachine. My invention includes the various novel features of construction. and arrangement said,^forms thesubject matterilofa separate application for Letters Patent. v v

In the drawings, Figure I, 1s aplan view o a machine conveniently embodying' my imprcvements. Fig. II, is a side elevational view of saidvmach'ine as seen from the lower side of Fig. I. Fig. III, is a fragmentary plan vie\T of the pasting, drming and oldingmechanism. Fig. lV, is afragmentary plan sectional view, taken on the 1in@ 1v,1v,ir5 Fig. v'. Fig v, is a fragmentary-Steg tional view, taken on the line V, V,'in Figs. I, III,"IV$ and VII. Fig. VI, is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line VI, VI, in Figs. I, II, III, IV. and V. Fig.' VII; is a vertical sectional View taken on the line VII,

- V11, in rigs. 1, 11, 111,1v, and V. Fig. V111'. isa septional view, taken on the line VIII, VIII, in Figs. I, II, III, IV, and V. l Fig. IX, is a vertical sectional view the mechanism .for turning over the. edge of the web.

. Fig. X, is a vertical sectional view taken on the line X,

X, in Fig. IX. Fig. XI,- is an elevational view, look- Fig. X111, aken on the line X111, X111, in rig. 111, showing the hereinafter described, but it may be noted that the printing mechanism aore sectional view of thesevering roller, taken on the same plane as Fig. V, but showing it rotated to another position. Fig. XV, vis .a vertical sectional view, taken on the line XV, XV, in Fig. III. Fig. XVI, is a vertical Figs. XVII,'and XVIII, are plan views of the continuous paper web, showing the successive steps in the manipulation thereof, during its progression in the direction of the arrows. Fig. XIX, is a plan view 4of one of 'the detached blanks. Fig. XX, isa plan view of an severingroller and its operating cam. Fig. XIV, is a sectional view, taken on the line XVI, XVI, in Fig. IV. i

envelop, before having its flap pasted. Fig. XXI, is a plan -view of an envelop with its lappasted.A Fig. XXII, is an inverted plan view of the completed envelop.

In said drawings, the frame 1, comprises the vertical end standards 2, and 3, which support the side rails 4, and 5. Said standard 3, is provided with the brackets 8, and'9, having suitable bearings 10, for thereel 11, carrywith the handles 25,-andmounted torock in said standards20, toward and away from the roller 15.

The shaft 18', is provided with the miter pinion 26, arranged to mesh with the miter pinion 27 on the continuously driven countershaft 28 which is supported for rotation in the bearing brackets 30, 31, and 32, extending from the side rail 5, of the frame 1. Said countershaft 28, is provided with the bevel gear 35, arranged to mesh with the bevel pinion 35, on the main driving shaft 38, which is journaled in the .brackets 39, and' 40, respectively supported on the side rails 4, and 5. Said driving shaft comprises the hand wheel 41, and'loose puling the roll 12, of paper web 13. The web 13, passes bev ley wheel 42, conveniently provided with awell known' f type of clutch mechanism arranged to be controlled by the rod 48, .which is mounted in suitable brackets 49, andpmvided with the handle 50. l

The web 13, extends fromthe feed rollers 15, and 16, in

a bight 17, in is suspended the takeup roller 52, ar-

ranged to remove the normal curl rom` said web .13, which then passes alte-mately under and over the. c'ross bars mechanism. Said edge turnlnglnechanism comprises the side framesv 55, supported by thebrackets 56, which are secured upon the side rails 4, and web 13,'is prevented from shifting laterally by the parallel guide plates 57, which have bosses 58,l secured on the cross bars 53, by the set screws 59, in such relation that the distance between said plates isequal to the width of said web. Said lside frames 55, comprise suitable; bearings for the shats60,and 61, of `the respective rollers 54, andA G3; andthe shaft 64, carrying the disks 53, and over the rl1e1'54, of the edgeturning 65,`which are 'arranged to co-operate with said ro1ler63, in permanently I less width' than said web so that its edges extend into4 the pisth of the folding wires 75, and are engaged and turnedover thereby'.v Said foldingv wires4 75, are disl posed at either side of said slabs, and the web so folded .different-colors and lrespectively comprise the side passes around and-between the roller 63, and its c0- operating disks 65, where its folded edges are permanently creased. The web 13, passes from the roller 63, to the edge trimming rollers 85, and 86, which are journaled in thelbearing standards 87, and which comprise suitable cutting blades arranged to trim the longitudinal edges of said web, with itsy folded edges turned ont, and thus, the edge flaps 88, are formed as shown at the right hand side of Fig. vXVlIl. Said web 13, then passes be tween the printing rollers 93, and 94, of theA printing mechanism95, and between the rollers 96, and 97, of the counterpart printingmechanism 98. Said printing mechanisms 95, and 98, are arranged to -print in frames 100, and 101, provided with suitable bearings for the shafts 105, and 106, of the respective rollers 93, and 96., Said shafts 105, and 106,`are provided with loosely mounted gears 108, and 109, arranged to be connected therewith by the respective .clutch collars 110and 111, respectively secured to said shafts 105, and 106, and having the grooves 112, and 113, arranged to be engaged by thelugs 114, and 115, on the tzontrolling levers 116, 117, respectively pivoted to the side rail4, at 118,'ai1dv 119. Said gears 108, and 109, are arranged to be driven in the direction of the arrows in FigII, by the pinion 120,l on the mainy'shaft 38, and its idlers 121, and 122.

Theshaft 123, is provided with the ruiter gear 1,24, arranged to mesh with the miter gear 125, on the shaft 28, and is journaled in the brackets 126, formed onV the frames 101, 'and carries the roller`127; the shaft'129, which is journaled in theblock 130, mounted in the housing 131, and which is arranged to be adjusted toward and away from the shaft 123, the set screw 132, is provided with the disks 134, between which and the roller 127, the trimmed and printed web 13, is engaged, and progressed from the printing mechanisms to the edge pasting mechanism which is' arranged to deposit paste on the edge flap 88, of said web.

The edge pasting mechanism comprises the paste receptacle-136, supported at its right hand end with respect to Fig. II, on the cross piece 137, Asecuredto the side rails 4, and 5,'and its left hand end is supported for vertical movement by the levers 139, on the rotatable shaft 140,*which is journaledin'suitahle bearings in the side rails 4, and 5, and which is provided with thevcontrolling handle'142. l i Y' Upon the paste receptacle 136, is mounted the bearings 144, carrying the shaft 145, on which the paste depositing disks 147, areeeeured, Vhaving their resilient segments 1,48, arranged to encounter the paste distrib-- uting disksl 150, which are carried within the receptacle 130, hy the shaft 152, journaled infthe stuffing boxes 153. The amount of push curriul by thev distributing disks 150, to the depositing segments 148, may be va- I' r'ied by the Scrapers 156, which are secured within the receptacle 136, and arranged to bear against said disks 150, with any degree of friction contact controlled by thethumb screws 157, which are in threaded engageunder sideV of the web as it passes between said paste depositing disks 147, and the disksl70. The disks 170, are carried by the shaft 171, journaled in the housing 175. The shaft 152, is proiiided with the gear 154, arranged to mesh with the gear 146on the shaft 145, which in turn is arranged to mesh-with the gear 172, on the shaft 171. .Said shaft 171, is also provided with the gear 174, which is arranged to mesh with the idler 178, meshing with .the gear 179, on the shaft 180. Said lgear 179, is arranged to mesh with the gear' A181, on the shaft 182,

l which is provided with the lnter gear185, arranged to mesh with the miter gear 186, on the countershaft 28.

' The shaft 180, is journaled in the adjustable bearing lblocks 188, in the housings 175, and carries the disks 190, having'the resilient segments 191, between which and the 'creasing roller 193,`the web 13, is engaged and 'its progressionvisassisted after each blank195, is severed. Said web 13, is turned from its horizontal posi* tion partly,around the creasing roller.193, passing vbetween it and the Ysevering roller 200, in a'vertical direction to the shearing mechanism which will be hereinafter described.

The roller200, which is carried by the shaft 201, hav'- ing the gear 202, arranged to mesh with the gear 181., is journaled in the adjustable bearing blocks 203, in the housings '175, and is provided with the cutting blade 4 204, arranged to indent the web 13, transversely against the roller 193, but not cut it entirely through. By such arrangement of said blade, its cutting edge is preserved by reason of its not coming into direct rcontact with the opposed roller 193. Said roller 200, carries the severing winged .lever`208, pivoted at 209, andhaving the tang 210, engaged by the spiralspring 211, arranged to normally retain said wings so that their enter. surface will be Hush with the outer surface of said roller. The

winged lever, 208, is arranged to be actuatedby the shaft 214, which is journaled in said roller 200, and provided at one end with the finger 215, arranged to press said wings of said leverv 208, .outward,into the recess 219, in .the roller 193 ;l and at the other end with the cam lever 217, having the roller 218, arranged to engage the stationary cam 220,'which is secured to the stationary r rod 221 supported in the housing V175, to rock said shaft 214. Theoutward movementof .the Wings 208, severs the blank 195, from the-web 13, on the indented line indicated by the dotted line 222,'in Fig. XVIII, made b'y the cutting blade 204. v

The severing roller 200,0carrics a pvoted-4 grippingframerwhich comprises the end pieces 225,. connected; by the cross bar 2,26., andvprovided with trunnions 228,k and 229, journaled in the flanges 230, of said roller 200. The trunnion 229, is encircled by the coil spring 232,

essere@ position shown in Figs, V, and XIII.

The shaft 235, having the gripping blade 236, arranged to co-operate withvthe cross bar-226, in. gripping the creased web 13, is mounted-for oscillation in the end pieces 225, of the gripping iraniana-nd is encircled 'bythe coilspring 237, arranged to normally separate said blade 236, from the cross bar 226, as bestshown in Fig. v. said shaft 235,' is also provided .with the am am 238, having the roller 239, arranged to engage the stationary :cam 240,'best shown in XIII-,which rocks j the blade 236, against the cross bar226, to grip'the web 13. The urther rotationof the .roller 200, causes the entire pivoted frame to turn on its trunnions 228,.and

229, as shown in full lines in Fig. XIV, andy in dot and dash'lines invFig. XIII, thereby holding the creased web 13, in a tangential position with respect to said .The 1011er 193, is provided with d not 242, ih which.

is set the creasing blade 244, .arranged to beireci-pro-l cated radially by its engagement with-the biurcated l -levers 245, on the rock shaft 246,-whichvis mounted .for

oscillation in said roller 193and be nor# mally rocked by the coiled spring 247, 'to' retract said blade 244; and byl the engagementof the cam armr248,

'with the c am 249, which latter is. secured o n the staz` tionary rod 221, said shaft 246, isarranged to be rocked.. 1

to project said bladef244, and thereby press the web 13,

between the cro'ss bar- 226, and the gripping blade 236,-

l 3 0 to be gripped thereby and carried to apointslightly beyond that shown in fFig. XIV.' wheg'e' said vblade 236,

releases its grip on'the web'1'3, .which is then caught between the roller 200, and the sectors 250, of the roller 251. Said roller 251, is carried'by the shaft 252,1-which is journaled in the bearing block 253, adjustably mount ed in the housing 175, and whichlisprovided with the gear 254, arrangedl tg mesh with vthe gear 202, on 'the shaft 201.V The sectors' 250, are'l conveniently provided with grooves 25d-arranged to receivefthehorizontal;-v

guides 257, onl the cross piece4 258,"which is. secured to the housing'17 5 and which carries the horizontal guides 260, extending in the opposite direction to that of the guides 257, arranged to guide the envelop blank 1 95, in

. its'passage from the severing roller tothe flap pasting 5 and creasing rollers to. be hereinafter described.

The shearing mechanism is arranged to shear the corners265, of the web 13,` and comprises the supporting bar 266, which extends between the housings` 175, and

supports the stationary blade 267, the obliquelyl disposed guide plate 268, and the guide frame 269, to which the vertical guide pieces 270, are secured. To saidl guide plate 268, is secured the adjustable stop block. 272, which is'arranged t'o stop the `web 13, in such a poi sitionthat the desired portion of the corners 265, will overhang the 'cutting edge .of -the blade 267, tol be sheared by the rotary blades 275, which are` adjustably `s\ecu red to the cranks 276, carried by the 'shaft 278, which is journaled in suitable bearings in the'feet'oi the housings 175, and which is provided with the gear 280, arranged to mesh with theidler 281, which meshes with the gear 254, oi the shaft 252. n

The flap pasting and/creasing roller 290, is carried by the shaft 291, which is journaled in suitable hearings in the housings 293,- and which is provided wiihth'e gear 294,- arrang'ed to m'esh with the gear 295, -on the. shaft i306, which'is retained by the screws 307.

The type 305, is arranged to contact with the paste distributing roller 308, which is mounted for rotation inthe paste receptacle 310, and which has its shaft 311, journaled in the stuing boxes 312. Said shaft 311, is provided with the gear 313, arranged to mesh with the gear 315, on the shaft 291. i v

v The amount oi paste carried byv thev distributing roller 308, may be regulated by the scraper plate 317, suitably mounted in -said receptacle and arranged to engage said roller 308, with anydegree of frictional contact by adjustment `of the links 318, extending through the -wallf the receptacle in threaded engagement with the thumb screw 319, The receptacle310, is supported on the elevator 320,-havingi the dowel pins 3422, arranged-to enter recesses 323, in the bottom of said-receptacle to prevent lateral movement, but is arranged t9 be adjusted vertically by the set screws 325, in threaded `engagement with said elevator and extended into recesses 326, in the bottom of said receptacle. The elevator 320, isarranged to withdraw the-paste receptacle from action when the machine is stopped, and is' conveniently supported on the vertical rack bars '328, which aresecured to the. side rail 5, and comprise 'rack teeth 329, arranged'to be engaged by the gears 330, a'nd'331, which also intermesh with each other, and which; are carried by the elevator. The gear 331, is provided with ahandle 334, by the rotation of 'which .said-elevator may be raised orlo'weredat will, and may be rtained in its uppermostposition by the pin 335, eirtendi'n'g through the aperture 336, in the rack bar 328.

A The flanges 303, oi `the roller 290, are provided with recesses 338, to receive the radially reciprocatory creasblade 339, which 'projects beyond the sides oi said anges andis engaged by the bifurcated levers 340, and 3411, the .latter having 'the camarm 342,. Said leversv 340; and 341, are-secured to the rock shaft 344, which extends through the segmental cross bar 304, and which is encircled by the coiled spring 345, arranged torock said shaft to normally press the blade 339, back into its .recess 338. 1'

The 'cam'arm 3,42, is arranged to engage the stationary 'cam 347, which is secured tohousing 293,' to rock the blade 339, radially outward to crease the blank 195, and press'said crease intothe groove 350, in the gripping roller 298, in which' groove the gripping blade 352, is ar-,. ranged to oscillate, being carried by the rock shaft 353, which is mounted to rockin said roller.

The rock shafti353, is provided with the cam arm 354, arranged to engage the stationary cam 355, to rocksaid vshaft against the tension of -its.coil. spring '356, to the 1 position shown in Fig.. Y, toreceive theiiap crease of 4las 'ther rotation ot the rollers 290,' and 298, progressthe f Q95., -so that the edge of its iiap is presented be# tween the paste depositing type 304; of the roller 290, and the platen 358, of the roller 298; As the formed envelop emerges from between the rollers 290, and 298, its bottom edge rides upon the guides 360, which are 5 secured to the cross bar 361, supported by the housings The shaft 365,.journaled in the housings 293, is provided with the gear 366, arranged to mesh with the idler 367, meshing with the gear 294, and said gear 366, also mesheszwith the gear 368, on the .shait.369. Said shaft 365, carries the drums 370, which are" provided with the gripping fingers 372, pivoted to oscillate onl axes disposed at right angles to the axis of said drums, to grip the completed envelop as it leaves the flap pastn ing and creasing rollers, and to carry it to the position shown in Fig.' V, where said gripping fingers release it, and the semi'cireular disks 375,'011 the shait 369, engage lits edges against said drums and deposit it upon the l conveyor chains 37 6, which are carried by the sprockets 201377,' mounted on the drums 370.

The gripping lingers 372, are pivotedat 380, von the `,drums 370, and are provided with the projecting pins i381, engaged by the .slots 382, in the slideI bars 383, lwhich latter are arranged to reciprocate in the cranks i385, carried by the shaft 365. Said slide bars 383, are `,provided with the rollers 386, arranged to traverse the ,cam grooves 388, inthe stationary cams 390, which are lsecured to the housings 293. By the reciprocation of lthe slide bars 383, the gripping fingers 372, are oscilf 30 dated to alternately engage and disengage the periphery lof their respective drums, and thereby grip the envelop.v

as it is presented between them. The conveyer chain vmay be provided with lugs 392l at -proper intervals to l its edges are turned and creased as shown in Fig. XVII,

l l 86, ,with its lfolded edges again turned out, which are l thereby serrated as best shown a the right hand side oi web passes between the printing rollers 93, and 94, of

' the printing 'mechanism 95;/and the printing rollers 96, 97, oi the printing mechanism 98, where it is printed in different colors, and is then piressed by ,i the roller 127,. and the disks 134, with its edge flaps 88, in engagement with the-Wires 160, and 165, which again y turn said flaps 88, under as shown at the left hand side of Fig. XVIII, iiat upon'the under side o the web, which then passes between the disks 170, and the paste depositing disks 147, where paste is deposited upon said turned under iiaps. Said web 13, then passes partially around, the creasing roller 193, and is creased as indi- .60 cated bythe dotted 1ine89, in Fig. XVIII, and said crease is pressed into the gripping frame, carried by the roller 200, and is gripped by the gripping blade 236,

and carried around by said frame. The fish-tail shaped end of the web 13, passes vertically downward,

and then turns obliquely into the shearing mechanism whence it passes between the trimming rollers 85, and- Fig. XVIII: After leaving th trimming rollers, said1 lwhere the corners 265, are sheared as indicated by the dotted lines 395, in Fig. XVIII. The ,web 13, is then indented by the blade 204,v and the severing winged lever 208, operates to break said web on the indented line 222, as indicated in Fig. XVIII, and the blank 195,' as shown in Fig. XIX, is thus severed from the web 13, and is independently carried between the roller 200, and the lsegmental disks 250', which tightly press the pasted edges and seal the ends oi the formed envelop 396, best shown in Fig. XX. Said formed onjvelop passes-between the rollers 290, and 298, and the :creasing blade 339, creases the flap on'the dotted line 397, as indicated in Fig. XXI, and presses said crease into ,the groove 350, Where it is gripped by the blade 352. The iap398, passes between the paste depositing type 305, and the platen 358, and paste isfdeposited on the flap as indicated at 399, in Fig. XXI.

After the flap has been pasted, the completed en- .ivelop 400, as shown in Fig. XXII, is carried by the roller 298, to the under side of the drums 370, Where the fingers 372, grip its edges and carry it to the upp'hr side o-said drums, and deliver it to the conveyor chain 376, which are arranged to carry it from the machine to any idesired place. v

i I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of :construction and arrangement herein'set forth, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features of my A invention.

, I'claim:-

1. In an envelop machine,'the combination with means i arranged to progress a paper web; of a roller carrying a pivoted gripping frame; an' oscillatory gripping blade carried by said frame, arranged to grip said web; a spring s arranged to normally open said gripping blade; and.

: 2. In an envelop machine, the combination with means means arranged to rock said blade, substantiallyas set arranged to pregressa paper web; of a roller; 'a gripping frame pivoted to oscillate in sai-d roller; a gripping blade mounted to osciliate in said frame, arranged to grip said yweb; a springarranged to normally open saidgripping blade; and, means whereby the rotation of said roller shifts said blade independently of said. frame, to close vsaid blade, and yset forth.

then shifts said frame, substantially as 3. lIn an envelop machine', the combinationwith means arranged 4to progress a paper web; of'a roller; a gripping frame pivoted to oscillate in said roller and comprising ,end pieces connected by a Across bar; an oscillatory gripping blade pivoted in said end pieces and arranged to cooperate with said cross bar to-grip said web';`a spring arranged to normally open said blade; a stationary cam;

and, an arm on said blade` arranged to engage said cam,

whereby the rotation. of the roller causes said blade to shift and engage the web between it and said cross bnr, and then shifts said frame, 'substantially as set forth.

'4. In an envelop machine, the combination with means arranged to progress a paper web; of s. web severing roller; a creasing roller; a gripping fl'nme pivoted to osclllate ln said severing roller, and comprising end pieces connected by a cross bar; an oscillatory blade arranged to co-operate with said cross biuto grip said web: means whereby said blade is normally held rfpen means to actuate said bludel a recipi'ocntory creasing blade carried bysaid creasing roller arranged to press said web between said cross bar andsald oscillatory blademmd means arranged to actuate said reclprocatory blade, substantially as set forth.

5. In an envelop machine, the combination with means arranged to progress n paper web; of a web severing roller; a creasing roller; a gripping frame plvoted to os clllate in said severing roller, and comprising end pieces connectedby a cross bar; an oscillatory blade arranged I to cfs-operate witllsald cross bar to grip said web; means to normally hold said blade open; a stationary cam; an arm on said blade, arranged lto engage said cam-,to oscillate said blade; a reciprocatory creasing blade, carried. by said creasing roller, geyrangedto press'sald web be tween said cross bar and said oscillatory blade; levers arranged to reciprocate said blade; and, av stationary cam arranged to rock said levers, substantially as set forth.

6. In' an enve. 1 machine, the combination with means arranged. to progress a paper web; of web 'edge turning mechanism; web edge trimming rollers; printing rollers; pasting disks; and,' a severing. roller, provided with means whereby the web is rst indented; agripping. frame carried by said severing roller, arranged to grip said web and thereby form a transverse'crease extending 'from edge to edge of said web; means arranged tooscillate to carry said web in tangential relation with said severing roller, and then broken where indentedfsubstantially as set forth. 7. -In an envelop machine, the combination withl means arranged to progress a paper web; of web edge turning mechanism; web edge trimming rollers; pasting disks; a severing roller, provided .with means whereby the web is rst indented, and then broken where indented; a grip arranged to grip said web along its transverse edge; and carry it in tangential relation with respect to said sever said frame while gripping the we ,ing roller, substantially as set forth.

B. In an envelop machine, the combination with means arranged to progress a. paper web; of web edge turning and. creasing mechanism; edge trimming rollers, arranged to trimA the creased ledges of said web; a plurality of printing mechanisms arranged to print said web in different colors; means arranged to trn said creasededges dat against said web; pasting disks arranged to deposit paste on said turned edges; folding mechanism; severing mechanism; and, a roller arranged to deposit paste on the flap of the folded envelop, substantially as set forth.

flfln an envelop machine, the combination with means arranged "to progress a paper web; f means arranged to support a -roll of said web; mechanism arranged to turn and crease the edges of said web; rollers arranged to continuously feed said web to said edge turning mechanism; cutting rollers arranged to trim said creased edges; a plurality of printing mechanisms arranged to imprint said web in dixferent colors; means arranged to turn said creased and .trimmed edges against said web; pasting disks arranged to deposit paste on said turned edges; a roller arranged to sever the web transversely; a. roller arranged lto crease said web transversely, to form the bottom fold in the envelop; means carried by the severing roller arranged to grip the blank on` said transverse crease and ca rry it tangentially with'respect to saidvsevering roller; sectoral disks in co-operation means lave released it; a flap pasting roller; a creasing blade cm ried by said flap pasting roller, arranged to crease printing rollers ping frame carried by said severing roller.`

-envelop and deliver it to the conveyor chain,

`witli said severing roller, ar' ranged to progress the' severed blank after' the gripping th`e edge of saidweb;

, the top of said envelop; gripping drums; a roller, carrying means arranged to 'grip said top crease and carry said envelop to the gripping' drums a onveyerchain and, means carried'by said drums, arranged to grip the edges of said substantially as set forth.

10. In an envelop machine, the combination with means arranged to progress a paper web; fof means arranged to support a roll of web; means arranged to turn and crease means arranged to trim the, edge of said web; a paste receptacle pivote'd at one end, and supported by alever at the other end, by whichit may be raised and lowered; paste distributing disks arranged to' y roller and the flap of the envelop; an elevator arranged to support saidsec'ond receptacle vertically disposed rack bars carrying said elevator; gears on said elevator'arranged'tov engage the teeth of said bars, 'and eachother; and, a handle secured to one of said gears by therotation of which said elevator and receptacle may be raised and v lovvered'with respect to said distributing roller gand means dlstinctfrom tbe raising means arranged to determine the position of said elevator, substantially as set forth',

' .'11.. ln an envelop machine, the combination with meansA arrangedl to progress a paper web .ofv'web forming, printing, severing' folding and pasting `mechanism ;-a pair of drums carrying pivoted gripping lingers arranged to. gripl cach envelop in succession; a rotary shaft common to said gripping drums a pair of yslide rods, pivoted to said lingers, arranged to slide in guides carried by 'said shaft;

and, a pa-ir of stationary cams arranged to engage said rods and thereby open and close said lingers, substantially asset forth. l l

. l 12. In an envelop machine, the combination with means arranged to progress' a paper web; of a pair of slabs of less width than the web, 4between which'said web is arranged to be progressed; and,.wires arranged in angular relation to the plane of. said web', arranged to engage and fold overits edges, substantially as set forth.

13. In anV envelop machine, the combination with means arrangedA to progress a paper web; of a pair of fiat slabs of less width than the'web, between which said' web is arranged to be progressed; wires extending along the edges of said slabs in inclined relation to said web, arranged to fold its edges; and, opposed lrollers arranged toqrease said folded edges, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto signed my name atBordentown, in the State of New Jersey, this 14th day of March, 1905. 

